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Prove that \( 2 \sin 2^{\circ}+4 \sin 4^{\circ}+6 \sin 6^{\circ}+\ldots+180 \sin 180^{\circ} \) \( =90 \cot 1^{\circ} \).

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\(2sin2° + 4sin4° + 6sin6° + .... + 180sin180° \)

\(= {2sin2° + 4sin4° + 6sin6° + .... + 88sin88° + 90sin90° + 92sin92° \\+....+ 174sin174° + 176sin176° + 178sin178° + 180sin180°}\)

\(= {2sin2° + 4sin4° + 6sin6° + .... + 88sin88° + 90sin90° + 92sin88° \\+....+ 174sin6° + 176sin4° + 178sin2° + 180sin180°}\)

\(= 180sin2° + 180sin4° + 180sin6° +....+ 180sin88° + 90sin90° + 0\)  \((\because sin180° = 0)\)

\(= 180(sin2° +sin4°+ sin6° +....+ sin88° ) + 90sin90° \)

\(= 180 \cfrac {sin\left(\frac{44\times 2}2\right)}{sin\left(\frac 22\right)} sin \left(2 + \frac{43}2 \times 2\right) + 90\)   

 \(\begin{pmatrix}\because sin\alpha + sin(\alpha + d) + sin(\alpha + 2d) \\+ ....+ sin(\alpha +(n -1)d)\\= \frac{sin\left(\frac{nd}2\right)}{sin\left(\frac d2\right)}sin\left(\alpha + \frac{(n - 1)d}{2}\right)\\Here \,\alpha= 2, d = 2, n = 44\end{pmatrix}\) 

\(= 180 \frac {sin 44° \, sin45°}{sin1°} + 90\)

\(= \frac{180}{sin 1°} \times \frac 22 (cos(45° - 44°) - cos(45° + 44°)) +90\)

\(\left(\because sinA\,sin\,B = \frac 12 (cos(A - B) - cos(A + B))\right)\)

\(= \frac{90}{sin 1°} (cos 1° - cos89°) + 90\)

\(= \frac{90}{sin 1°} (cos 1° - cos(90° - 1° )) + 90\)

\(= \frac{90}{sin 1°} (cos 1° - sin1°) + 90\)     \(\left(\because cos (90° - \theta) = sin\theta\right)\) 

\(= 90 cot 1° - 90 + 90\)

\(= 90cot1° \)

Hence Proved.

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